Where does “snowcapt” come from?
snowcapt (English) comes from English capt, from English captain, from Middle English capitain, from Old French capitaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
snowcapt (English): Obsolete form of snow-capped
Definitions
- Obsolete form of snow-capped
Ancestry of “snowcapt”, step by step
snowcapt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English capt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capt | Abbreviation of captain; simple past tense and... |
| 2 | English | captain | A chief or leader; The person lawfully in command... |
| 3 | Middle English | capitain | The head of a military grouping or force; a... |
| 4 | Old French | capitaine | leader |
| 5 | Latin | capitāneus | large, chief in size |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via English snow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snow | The frozen, crystalline state of water that falls... |
| 2 | Middle English | snow | snow; snow-white; The temperature where snow... |
| 3 | Old English | snāw | snow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | snaiw | snow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snaiwaz | snow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snóygʷʰos | snow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |